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Nigeria Girls and Women Hackathon for Social Change and Development (Nig@thon 2014)

ABOUT nig@thon 2014Nig@thon 2014 is a special android application development event for female undergraduate students of Nigeria tertiary institutions (Universities, polytechnics, colleges of education) and senior secondary schoolsThe event which is being organized by a volunteer committee of members of Intelligent Systems Group University of Ibadan (ISG) and Global centre for Information Technology Empowerment and Education (iTEE), is led by Dr. Yetunde Folajimi, a Computer Science expert at University of Ibadan.Read more

INTRODUCTIONThe Nigerian Geek Girls Collaborative Camp is a one-week long ICT mentoring camp to bring together Nigerian Secondary School girls and teachers, with the main objective of improving their participation and involvement in Information and Communication Technology Profession. It is hoped that the camp will boost the participants’ confidence and encourage them to participate in ICT professions. This will be done by enabling them to create personal ICT projects after undergoing hands-on ICT training. The event is completely free to participants courtesy of generous support of the Institute of International Education (IIE), with Lead Partner Google through the Women Enhancing Technology (WeTech) seed fund grant award, and donations from supporting individuals and Organizations. (WeTech) is a 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action that was launched by former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. More information about the grant is available at http://www.iie.org/Who-We-Are/News-and-Events/Press-Center/Press-Releases/2014/2014-05-20-WeTech-Africa-Seed-Grants

HIGHLIGHTS

Educational and recreational activities

Developing educational video games

making digital movies and music

Creating websites and blogs

ICT Geek Girl of the year Competition & Award

Train the trainers:

- Teaching and learning through ICT - Creating and administering CBT

Souvenirs, gifts and awards

FEEDING AND ACCOMMODATIONParticipants will be provided modest accommodation and feeding (breakfast, lunch and dinner) free of charge throughout the event